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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeo Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto feints and then cracks Sinclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinclair down.
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Okamoto is out of range.
Okamoto tries to clinch up.
Okamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Takeo Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okamoto slips a jab from Sinclair.
Okamoto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sinclair feints a jab promting Okamoto to slip. Sinclair then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Okamoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okamoto. Sinclair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinclair takes a swing at Okamoto's ribcage but misses.
Okamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Okamoto slips the punch.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Takeo Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinclair lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okamoto manages to avoid it.
Okamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okamoto moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Okamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair scores with a hook to the body. Okamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Sinclair wants to stall.
Sinclair is looking to break free of the clinch but Okamoto has double underhooks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinclair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to break free.
Sinclair stalling in the clinch but Okamoto improves position.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Sinclair moves out of range easily.
Sinclair goes for a double leg but Okamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okamoto continues to drive forward.
Takeo Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Sinclair.
Sinclair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Sinclair throws a head punch that misses.
Okamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinclair.
Okamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Sinclair lands a right hand.
Okamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okamoto obliges.
Okamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sinclair's efforts to push away.
Sinclair avoiding damage.
Okamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okamoto.
Sinclair is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Sinclair on the inside.
Sinclair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okamoto.
Okamoto prevents a body shot from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Okamoto.
Okamoto landing knees to the body.
Okamoto is trying to break the clinch but Sinclair has him pressed against the cage.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takeo Okamoto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sinclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okamoto manages to avoid it.
Sinclair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Okamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamoto misses the shot to the body.
Okamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okamoto cracks Sinclair with a good jab.
Okamoto throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Okamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sinclair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sinclair shoots in for a double leg but Okamoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Okamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a jab but it's blocked by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okamoto.
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okamoto.
Okamoto thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
Sinclair swings for the body but Okamoto moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut
and Okamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sinclair is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Sinclair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair misses with a hook. Okamoto ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinclair cracks a nice hook into Okamoto's ribs.
Okamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinclair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Okamoto is looking to clinch.
Sinclair looking to score a takedown here. Okamoto is defending well but Sinclair drives through and ends up in Okamoto's guard.
Okamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Sinclair is proving a slippery customer.
Sinclair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sinclair trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Okamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sinclair stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
We're going to have a standup here because Takeo Okamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Okamoto avoids it well.
Okamoto slips a jab from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okamoto.
Donk. Okamoto catches Sinclair right on the button with a cross.
Okamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeo Okamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sinclair misses with a jab to the body
and Okamoto counters with a big head kick but Sinclair shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sinclair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Okamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Okamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick.
Sinclair cracks a nice hook into Okamoto's ribs.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okamoto is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Okamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair lands with a nice body punch.
Okamoto misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeo Okamoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Okamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinclair is just out of range.
A big left from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okamoto.
Okamoto tries to clinch up.
Sinclair stalks Okamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okamoto's face. Okamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Sinclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Sinclair tries for a takedown but Okamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sinclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okamoto throws out the jab.
Donk. Sinclair catches Okamoto right on the button with a cross.
Sinclair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinclair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinclair misses with a wild body shot.
Sinclair misses with a hook
and Okamoto counters with a low kick, right behind Sinclair 's knee.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinclair misses the body punch
and Okamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okamoto loads up on a big right hand but Sinclair slips the punch.
Okamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinclair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okamoto throws the kick towards the body but Sinclair avoids it.
Okamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sinclair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Okamoto misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Sinclair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okamoto. Okamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sinclair on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Sinclair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takeo Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okamoto.
Okamoto clinches up against the cage.
Sinclair is trying to drag Okamoto to the mat but Okamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sinclair.
Sinclair has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Okamoto uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looking to control.
Brodie Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinclair is looking for a triangle but Okamoto pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinclair wants to sweep but no luck.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair looking to control.
Sinclair manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands with a good body shot.
Okamoto avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
The fighters circling - Okamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Sinclair off balance momentarily.
Okamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeo Okamoto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeo Okamoto!
Takeo Okamoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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